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Message: [QUOTE="bbbom, post: 591789, member: 16301"] Welcome TIE1ON, for downhill try to work on keeping your weight back, standing on the pegs similar to how you would on a mountain bike (if you've ridden one). I've been told that you shouldn't ever disengage the clutch completely on downhills because it reduces traction but if the hill is too steep & gnarly I can't help but disengage the clutch & go as slow as I can. I'm working on keeping the clutch slightly engaged but it's tough when my speed starts to pick up on an ugly downhill. Leann, I'm with Lori & the others, if you find a cure for crashing I want it! Just on a short ride last night with Karl & my son I managed to crash no less than 3 times on the same hill - "The Hill". It had rained hard but quit about the time we got home so Karl HAD to get his new bike out on the trails and of course I couldn't let my son and him go without me. The Hill was slimy and the branches & logs were even slimier. My son was having trouble on the slimy trails but decided to give The Hill one try before taking the road. He made it first try (darn kid). I figured it wouldn't be a problem, until my front end washed out and I tipped over on a steep section just after the first left sweep. Just spun my clutch lever on that one. I readjusted the lever and gave it another try (I was mad now). Made it further but just before the top my rear tire spun and I fell over, breaking my bark buster. Readjusted my lever again, went back down and finally made it up on the 3rd try I think, may have been number 4 because by then I was so mad at myself I had decided that I was making it up The Hill or walking home but I was NOT taking the road! The trip home after that was quite a bit faster than normal too! :flame: Sometimes I just feel like giving up completely, last night was one of them. I was tired, my arms were killing me and my wrists started hurting again. But then I consider the alternative and there ain't no way I'm taking up crafts! :thumb: [/QUOTE]

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